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Details of medical transfer of leader Milagro Sala revealed
September 29 |
Argentine media published Friday details of the upcoming transfer of social leader Milagro Sala, who is serving house arrest in Jujuy, to a hospital in the province of La Plata to undergo medical treatment that would save her life.
Since December 2022 Sala had been demanding to undergo surgery to treat the thrombosis that keeps her in a delicate state, but this intervention can only be performed in four clinics in her country, none of which are located in Jujuy.
This Thursday, the criminal enforcement judge of that province, Carlos Cattán, signed the permission for Sala’s transfer to the Italian Hospital of La Plata. The magistrate entrusted her lawyers with her transfer and security, said her lawyer Alejandra Cejas.
The indigenous leader will travel between October 3 and 5, accompanied by her medical and legal team. She will do so aboard a medical plane because her health would not tolerate a road trip. She will travel without anklets or prison staff custody.
In La Plata, she will be in charge of the criminal enforcement judge with jurisdiction in the area of the Hospital Italiano and her police custody will be assumed by the Patronato de Liberados de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.
He will remain at the Hospital Italiano for about three weeks, where he will have between one and three stents placed to treat the thrombosis and the obstruction in the vena cava of his left leg. He will then undergo another 20-30 days of postoperative care, in a place not far from the health institution.
According to Ceja, Judge Cattan based his decision on the right to health and the humanitarian issue, thus weighing the right to life above any other right. In the opinion of the jurist, the Prosecutor’s Office, which until this moment had emphatically opposed to Sala receiving this treatment, ran out of arguments to sustain such position.
She asserted that the governor of Jujuy, Gerardo Morales, the architect of the unjust convictions of Sala, could not prevent Cattán’s ruling because at this moment he does not have the same influence over the justice system that he had before the popular protests that began in that province last June, when he enacted a reform in the local Magna Carta that provoked intense protests and was later declared unconstitutional.
Ceja affirmed that Morales “is a repressor: if he has to kill you, he kills you”, but “he lost the elections and today he is denounced as a criminal against humanity”.
Sala is considered a referent of the indigenous struggle in Argentina and the first political prisoner of Macrismo. According to local media following the struggle for her freedom, she has been unjustly detained for seven years and 254 days.
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U.S. Senate Rejects Budget, Bringing Government Closer to Shutdown Amid DHS Dispute
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday against a budget proposal in a move aimed at pressuring changes at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), following the killing of two civilians during a deployment of immigration agents in Minneapolis.
All Senate Democrats and seven Republican lawmakers voted against the bill, which requires 60 votes to advance, pushing the country closer to a partial government shutdown that would cut funding for several agencies, including the Pentagon and the Department of Health.
The rejection came as Senate leaders and the White House continue negotiations on a separate funding package for DHS that would allow reforms to the agency. Proposed measures include banning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing face coverings and requiring them to use body-worn cameras during operations.
The vote took place just hours after President Donald Trump said he was “close” to reaching an agreement with Democrats and did not believe the federal government would face another shutdown, following last year’s record stoppage.
“I don’t think the Democrats want a shutdown either, so we’ll work in a bipartisan way to avoid it. Hopefully, there will be no government shutdown. We’re working on that right now,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting at the White House.
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Trump Says Putin Agreed to One-Week Halt in Attacks on Ukraine Amid Extreme Cold
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he secured a commitment from Russian President Vladimir Putinto halt attacks against Ukraine for one week, citing extreme weather conditions affecting the region.
“Because of the extreme cold (…) I personally asked Putin not to attack Kyiv or other cities and towns for a week. And he agreed. He was very pleasant,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting broadcast by the White House.
Trump acknowledged that several advisers had questioned the decision to make the call.
“A lot of people told me not to waste the call because they wouldn’t agree. And he accepted. And we’re very happy they did, because they don’t need missiles hitting their towns and cities,” the president said.
According to Trump, Ukrainian authorities reacted with surprise to the announcement but welcomed the possibility of a temporary ceasefire.
“It’s extraordinarily cold, record cold (…) They say they’ve never experienced cold like this,” he added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later commented on the announcement, expressing hope that the agreement would be honored.
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Storm Kristin Kills Five in Portugal, Leaves Nearly 500,000 Without Power
Storm Kristin, which battered Portugal with heavy rain and strong winds early Wednesday, has left at least five people dead, while nearly half a million residents remained without electricity as of Thursday, according to updated figures from authorities.
The revised death toll was confirmed to AFP by a spokesperson for the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANPEC). On Wednesday, the agency had reported four fatalities.
Meanwhile, E-Redes, the country’s electricity distribution network operator, said that around 450,000 customers were still without power, particularly in central Portugal.
Emergency services responded to approximately 1,500 incidents between midnight and 8:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, as the storm caused widespread disruptions.
The Portuguese government described Kristin as an “extreme weather event” that inflicted significant damage across several regions of the country. At the height of the storm, as many as 850,000 households and institutions lost electricity during the early hours of Wednesday.
Several municipalities ordered the closure of schools, many of which remained shut on Thursday due to ongoing adverse conditions.
Ricardo Costa, regional deputy commander of the Leiria Fire Brigade, said residents continue to seek assistance as rainfall persists.
“Even though the rain is not extremely intense, it is causing extensive damage to homes,” he noted.
In Figueira da Foz, a coastal city in central Portugal, strong winds toppled a giant Ferris wheel, underscoring the severity of the storm.
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